The Trump administration has launched tariffs impacting Mexico and Canada — the two nations responsible for most of San Antonio's international visitation.
Texas stands to take the hardest hit of any state under the Trump tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, leaving businesses and consumers bracing for higher prices and economic fallout. Why it matters: If foreign goods cost 25% more,
That includes commercial real estate, where Mexican companies and individuals regularly invest in properties from Laredo to San Antonio. A potential new cost — in this case a 25% tariff — is already changing equations, according to local brokers.
The update raised the number of confirmed cases since January to 198, with 23 patients hospitalized. At least two people have died — an unvaccinated person in New Mexico and an unvaccinated child in Lubbock.
The San Antonio Missions are among the National Park Service sites affected by Trump administration cutbacks. Why it matters: The Missions generate about $150 million for the San Antonio economy, per the NPS.
More than 55 million people across the central and southern US are at risk of severe weather on Tuesday as a violent storm sweeps across the country, bringing the potential for blizzard conditions, tornadoes and fire weather.
The measles outbreak that began in West Texas is still growing, with exposures on university campuses and other places in San Antonio and San Marcos.
“Measles is a highly contagious airborne disease spread by contact with an infected person through coughing and sneezing. Texas is currently experiencing the largest outbreak of measles in decades,” noted Hays County Local Health Authority Dr. John Turner.
The statement read that the situation of migrants and refugees "has taken on new relevance with the new federal administrations in the United States and Mexico."